Korea Weekly Holiday Pay Calculator (주휴수당)
If you work 15+ hours a week and complete your full schedule, you’re entitled to one extra paid day per week — even as a part-timer or foreign worker.
You Might Be Owed an Extra Paid Day Every Week — Here's How to Check
Weekly holiday pay (주휴수당) is one of the most commonly underpaid benefits for part-time and hourly workers in Korea — and one of the least understood by foreign workers, since it doesn't exist in most other countries' labor systems.
The rule, simply: if you're contracted for 15 or more hours a week and you actually complete your scheduled work for that week (no unapproved absences), your employer must pay you for one additional day, as if you'd worked it — on top of your regular wages. For a full 40-hour week, that's 8 extra hours of pay. For shorter weeks, it scales proportionally.
This applies to convenience store workers, cafe staff, restaurant workers, and any part-time role — regardless of your nationality or visa type. It's one of the most frequently skipped payments by employers who either don't know the rule or hope employees won't ask.
How to use it:
- Enter your hourly wage.
- Enter your contracted hours per week.
- Confirm you completed your scheduled week.
- See exactly how much weekly holiday pay you're owed, plus what that adds up to per month.
If your pay stub doesn't show this as a separate line, it's worth asking your employer directly — or checking with the Ministry of Employment and Labor (1350) if you believe you've been underpaid.
